Several countries disputed origins of Columbus, the divisive explorer who led Spanish-funded expeditions from the 1490s ...

The research, led by Spanish scientists suggests Christopher Columbus concealed Sephardic Jewish roots to escape persecution.

Specialists criticize the absence of scientific evidence in the RTVE documentary featuring forensic expert José Antonio ...

A long-standing mystery about the nationality of renowned explorer Christopher Columbus has finally been solved. According to ...

Christopher Columbus was likely Jewish, Spanish researchers have announced in a splashy new documentary aired on Spain’s ...

Columbus died in 1506 in Spain, and his remains were relocated several times before finally resting in Seville. This latest ...

Scientists have revealed new evidence in the case of Christopher Columbus' ancestral origins after a DNA analysis claimed to ...

Spanish scientists believe he was born into a Sephardic Jewish family from Western Europe and converted to Catholicism.

A new documentary explores 20 years of research into the navigator’s roots, suggesting his birthplace is in the ‘western ...

Spanish scientists said on Saturday (Oct 12) that 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus wasn’t Italian but a Sephardic ...

To solve the mystery researchers conducted a 22-year investigation, led by forensic expert Miguel Lorente, by testing tiny ...